AMC+

AMC+ is an American subscription video on demand streaming service owned by AMC Networks that was launched on June 11, 2020. The service is a premium bundle that includes the live feeds and program libraries of the company's television networks and streaming brands along with its own exclusive content.^[1]

AMC+

Type of site	OTT video streaming platform
Predecessor(s)	AMC Premiere
Area served	United States Canada Australia Spain India New Zealand
Owner	AMC Networks
Key people	Miquel Penella (President of AMC Networks SVOD) Courtney Thomasma (General Manager of AMC+)
Parent	AMC Networks Streaming
URL	www.amcplus.com
Launched	June 11, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-06-11)

History

AMC+ was first launched in June 11, 2020 for Xfinity customers, and included content that was previously exclusive to subscribers of the AMC cable channel through its TV Everywhere AMC Premiere app.^[2] On October 1, 2020, AMC+ launched on Amazon Prime Video Channels and Apple TV Channels, and became available to Dish Network and Sling TV customers.^[3][4] On November 23, 2020, AMC+ launched on Roku.^[5] On April 6, 2021, AMC+ became available on YouTube TV.^[6] In the same month, AMC+ launched on DirecTV. In August 2021, AMC+ finally launched on TV, computer and mobile devices.

Former BBC America executive director Courtney Thomasma was named general manager of AMC+ on April 8, 2021. Thomasma reports to Miquel Penella, AMC Networks’ President of Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD).^[7]

Content

AMC+ primarily features content from channel brands owned and operated by AMC Networks, most notably its flagship channel AMC. Other cable channels include BBC America, IFC, and Sundance TV as well as the VOD streaming services Acorn TV, Shudder and Sundance Now. The service features early access to original series (such as AMC's The Walking Dead franchise), with new episodes offered up to a week before their cable television premieres. The service also includes exclusive films from the aforementioned channels and services as well as the film production companies HIDIVE, IFC Films and RLJE Films.

Exclusive programming

Original programming

• Gangs of London (2020–present)^[a]
• Ultra City Smiths (2021)^[b]
• Kin (2021–present)^[c]
• Happy Valley (2021–2023)^[d][e]
• Show Me More (2021–present)^[f]
• Ragdoll (2021)^[g][b]
• Firebite (2021–2022)
• La Fortuna (2022)^[h][b]
• That Dirty Black Bag (2022)
• Slippin' Jimmy (2022)^[f]
• Cooper's Bar (season 1) (2022)^[f]
• This Is Going to Hurt (2022)^[i][j]
• Moonhaven (2022)^[b]
• Pantheon (2022)^[b][k]

Acquired programming

• The Salisbury Poisonings (2020)^[b]
• Cold Courage (2021)^[b]
• Spy City (2021)
• Too Close (2021)^[b]
• The North Water (2021)
• Broke (2021)^[b]
• Anna (2021)^[b]
• Anne Boleyn (2021)
• The Ipcress File (2022)^[j]
• Slo Pitch (2022)^[b]

Exclusive films

• A Banquet^[l]
• Apex
• Archenemy
• Barbarians
• Catch the Fair One
• Clean
• Dangerous
• Dual
• Happening
• I Am Mortal
• Last Looks
• No Man of God
• Paris, 13th District
• Prisoners of the Ghostland^[l]
• Revealer^[l]
• Rogue Agent^[m]
• Section Eight^[n]
• Silent Night^[n]
• South of Heaven
• Spin Me Round^[m]
• Stowaway^[8]
• Survive the Game
• The Reef: Stalked^[l]
• The Tax Collector
• Warning
• White Elephant^[n]

Simulcast programming

Simulcast with AMC

• 61st Street^[o]
• Better Call Saul
• Dark Winds
• Dispatches from Elsewhere
• Eli Roth's History of Horror
• Fear the Walking Dead
• Friday Night In with The Morgans
• Interview with the Vampire
• Kevin Can F**k Himself
• Lucky Hank
• Mayfair Witches
• Monsieur Spade
• NOS4A2
• Orphan Black: Echoes
• Parish
• Ride with Norman Reedus
• Snowpiercer (season 4)
• Soulmates
• Tales of the Walking Dead
• Talking Dead
• The Terror
• The Walking Dead
• The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
• The Walking Dead: Dead City
• The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
• The Walking Dead: World Beyond
• You Are Here

Simulcast with BBC America

• Africa's Wild Year
• Killing Eve
• Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty
• The Split
• Ten Percent
• The Watch

Simulcast with IFC

• Brockmire
• Cooper's Bar (season 2)
• Documentary Now!
• Hullraisers
• Sherman's Showcase
• SisterS

Simulcast with Shudder

• The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
• Behind The Monsters
• The Boulet Brothers' Dragula (season 4–present)
• The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans
• Creepshow
• Cursed Films
• Deadhouse Dark
• Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror
• Slasher (season 4–present)

Simulcast with Sundance TV/Sundance Now

• Black Snow
• Clean Sweep
• Deutschland 89
• A Discovery of Witches
• The Gulf
• The Long Shadow
• The Pact
• Riviera
• Rosehaven
• Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale
• State of the Union
• The Suspect
• Totally Completely Fine
• True Crime Story
• The Vanishing Triangle
• Wisting
• Wrongly Accused

Availability and distribution

The service launched in Canada on Amazon's Prime Video and Apple TV in August 2021, ahead of the premiere of the eleventh season of The Walking Dead.^[9] Some content on the U.S. version of the service has not been made available in Canada due to varying programming rights.

The service launched in Australia as a channel on Prime Video and Apple TV as well in November 2021, which include Acorn TV on the package.^[10]

In March 2022, AMC+ launched in India via Apple TV Channels, including Acorn TV.^[11] In June, the service also launched on Prime Video.^[12]

The service is expected to be launched in New Zealand, Latin America and several European countries over 2022 and into 2023.^[13] Plans of further expansion were later suspended and no announcements of the service arriving in new countries have been made ever since. ^[14]

In October 2022, AMC+ launched in New Zealand with a bundle option including access to both Acorn TV and Shudder.^[15][16] Also in the same month, KT has including AMC+ into their newly rebrand Genie TV as one-stop Live TV & VOD platform.^[17]

Release date	Country/Territory	DTC app	Distribution partner(s)	Hubs
June 11, 2020	United States	Yes	June 11, 2020: Xfinity October 1, 2020: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV Channels, Dish Network, Sling TV November 23, 2020: Roku Channels April 6, 2021: YouTube TV April 2021: DirecTV August 2021: OTT	AMC, Shudder, BBC America, IFC Films Unlimited and Sundance Now
August 16, 2021[p]	Canada		August 16, 2021: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV Channels September 28, 2022: OTT	AMC, Shudder, IFC Films Unlimited and Sundance Now
November 9, 2021[p]	Australia		Prime Video, Apple TV Channels	AMC, Acorn TV, Shudder
March 22, 2022	India	No		AMC, Acorn TV
June 13, 2022	Spain		Prime Video, Orange TV, Jazztel TV, Vodafone	AMC, Acorn TV, Planet Horror
September 28, 2022	New Zealand	Yes	Prime Video, Apple TV Channels	AMC, Acorn TV, Shudder

Reception

Stephen Silver of Make Use Of noted the "impressive amount of content on offer from AMC+" and its "winning combination of shows you know, new ones to discover, and a large library of movies."^[18]

Notes

1. Co-production with Sky Atlantic for the second season onwards.
2. These shows were previously available on AMC+, but have been since removed from the service.
3. Co-production with RTÉ for the second season.
4. Co-production with BBC One for the third season.
5. Simultaneous release with Acorn TV and BBC America.
6. Also available on AMC.com
7. Co-production with Alibi.
8. Co-production with Movistar+.
9. Co-production with BBC One.
10. Simultaneous release with Sundance Now.
11. Moved to Amazon Prime Video for season 2
12. Simultaneous release with Shudder.
13. Simultaneous release with IFC Films.
14. Simultaneous release with RLJE Films.
15. Moved to The CW for season 2
16. Via Prime Video Channels and Apple TV Channels. The direct-to-consumer app was launched on September 28, 2022

References

1. Adalian, Josef (October 1, 2020). "Mad Men Is Streaming Again!". Vulture.
2. Hilliard, Wesley (October 1, 2020). "AMC+ launches on Apple TV Channels for $8.99 per month". Apple Insider.
3. Wituschek, Joe (October 1, 2020). "Apple TV Channels adds AMC+ streaming to its list of services". iMore.
4. Barnes, Jess (October 1, 2020). "AMC+ Launches on Amazon Prime Video Channels and Apple Channels". Cord Cutters News.
5. Hayes, Dade (October 23, 2020). "AMC+ Goes Live on Roku". Deadline Hollywood.
6. "AMC+ Launches on YouTube TV". The Futon Critic. April 6, 2021.
7. White, Peter (April 8, 2021). "Courtney Thomasma Named GM Of AMC+, Blake Callaway To Oversee BBC America & Matt Graham Given Sundance Now Oversight As Part Of Exec Shuffle". Deadline Hollywood.
8. Treese, Tyler (July 20, 2022). "Exclusive AMC+'s Stowaway Trailer Starring Ruby Rose and Patrick Schwarzenegger". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
9. King, Michael (August 6, 2021). "AMC Plus to Launch in Canada on Apple TV Channels, Amazon Prime Video Channels". The Streamable. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
10. Szalai, Georg (November 9, 2021). "AMC+ Launches in Australia". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
11. "AMC Networks launches premium streaming bundle AMC+ today in India on Apple TV Channels". AMC Networks. March 28, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
12. "Amazon Prime Video and AMC Networks collaborate to launch AMC+ and Acorn TV on Prime Video channels in India". Best Media Info. June 27, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
13. "AMC Networks Inc.'s (AMCX) CEO Matt Blank on Q2 2022 Results – Earnings Call Transcript". Seeking Alpha. August 5, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
14. "AMC coloca en pausa el lanzamiento de AMC+ en América Latina". TAVI Latam. February 22, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
15. Mahon-Heap, John (30 September 2022). "A new streaming service is coming to New Zealand: What is AMC+?". Stuff. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
16. Ward, Tara (4 October 2022). "Everything you need to know about new streaming service AMC+". The Spinoff. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
17. Shin, Ha-nee (4 October 2022). "KT rebrands its IPTV service as Genie TV". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
18. Silver, Stephen (April 8, 2021). "What Is AMC+ and How Much Does It Cost?". Make Use Of.

External links

• Official website